Revised Baux Score (Burn Mortality with Inhalation)

Revised Baux score (Osler 2010): age + burned %TBSA + 17 for inhalation injury; the LD50 in the best modern burn units is a score of ~130–140.

Open the calculator → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.

Example

Age
40 years
Burned total body surface area
30 %TBSA
Inhalation injury present
Yes

Result: Revised Baux score 87 — lower predicted mortality.

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What the result means

< 130
Lower predicted mortality: age + %TBSA + 17 if inhalation injury.
130-159
Around the LD50 for well-performing modern burn units (~130-140).
>= 160
Near-universally fatal even with modern care. A prognostic estimate, not a triage order.

What you enter

  • Age
  • Burned total body surface area
  • Inhalation injury present (+17)
How this is calculated

Osler T, Glance LG, Hosmer DW. Simplified estimates of the probability of death after burn injuries: extending and updating the Baux score. J Trauma. 2010;68(3):690-697. Read the source ↗

A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.

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